Electric sports cars remain rare, but the next Porsche Cayman is set to blast into this growing segment with sultry styling and likely some heady performance.
Porsche is replacing the current 718 Boxster roadster and Cayman coupe with a new electric droptop and coupe, and it’s the Cayman that has been spied testing this time.
There’s a rakish roofline, with a large rear window terminating at a full-width tail light assembly that juts out from the curvaceous body work.
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The Cayman also features prominent hips, while up front there’s a fresh take on Porsche’s traditional sports car design language.
Porsche is still trying to hide some of the finer details. For example, the slim, Taycan-like headlights are surrounded by clever camouflage to make them look bigger, while the rear of the glasshouse has also been disguised.
It remains to be seen what outputs we’ll see from the new Cayman and Boxster, though the electric Macan offers between 250kW of power and 563Nm of torque in base guise and 430kW and 1130Nm in the Turbo.
While the pure-electric replacements for both the Cayman and Boxster were expected to debut in the coming months, Automobilwoche reported in December that Porsche’s plans for the upcoming ‘983’ generation are “well behind schedule”, due to complex issues impacting the battery.
According to the publication, Porsche wants the battery to be in the middle of the vehicle – similar to the mid-engine placement in current models – however, this is reportedly causing headaches, leading to the carmaker requesting adjustments from battery-maker Valmet Automotive.
The battery supplier has reportedly “incurred significant additional costs due to the delay”, which the outlet says Porsche isn’t willing to cover in full or at all.
These delays could mean the electric 718 arrives in showrooms well after production of the current petrol-powered 982-generation model wraps up and stock runs out.
Final examples of the current 718 models are due to roll down the line between June and September 2025.
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Australian production of the petrol-powered 718 has already concluded, with the final examples being built in September 2024.
Porsche Cars Australia confirmed last month it has limited stock of the petrol-powered Boxster and Cayman across its dealer network. It delivered 17 Boxsters and 18 Caymans in January.
Globally, Porsche hasn’t set a due date for the electric 718, and the delays in Europe could mean we’ll have to wait until 2026 or even 2027 to see it on local roads.
However, Porsche is reportedly rethinking its plan to make the Macan mid-sized SUV an electric-only model, though it’s unclear if it plans to do a new combustion-powered 718.
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